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topic on 4 shows · 5 statements across 3 episodes · said 2 times in 2 episodes since 2026
the Y Combinator Startup Podcast 1 
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Hecht: USV avoids investing in companies requiring gatekeeper permission
“USB doesn't really love to invest in companies that require permission to do the thing that they want to do. Like we don't like to have to help entrepreneurs slog through dealing with a bunch of gatekeepers. We like when they can go directly to the end custome…”
Hecht: USV provides pro-rata bridge support 100% of the time
“I've seen this firm support companies when they need to be bridged, when they need to, an entrepreneur needs USB to do its prorata in order to look good or to get somebody else on board a hundred percent of the time.”
Hecht: USV avoids consensus deals and never leads $30M Series As
“Part of it is it's a small fund, which means that like, we don't do heat seeking things. Like if a company is extremely hot and kind of down the middle and consensus, and it's, you know, someone wants to write a thirty million dollar series, a check another th…”
Ehrenberg: Union Square Ventures excels at selling secondary stakes pre-IPO
“And you know, who's done that? Really well is USB. Fred, very selectively. And they've obviously had big IPO winners, and they've had some IPO winners where they've sold some in advance.”
Kaden: USV Requires All Startup Investments to Align With Firm Thesis
“Obviously one thing that's different about USB is we have a real thesis driven approach. So we believe in a model of kind of collectively coming up with a sense of where we think the opportunity lies and where we think the shifts are happening and really placi…”